Resources

Local Public Health Information

Maryland

Maryland Health Officers

Community Health Status Reports

Delaware

Delaware Health Statistics

Washington D.C.

FASTATS A to Z: District of Columbia Health Facts
Brief statistical information plus links to additional sources including causes of death and death rates, AIDS cases, and hospital care expenditures.

Bureau of the Census and other datasets for the District of Columbia
Provides state and county quick facts.

D.C. Office of Planning: State Data Center
Information from the U.S. Census on D.C. includes tables and data maps on population, housing, poverty, employment, and education. City-wide, ward, and census tract figures available.

D.C. Department of Health
  - Reports and Data
  - State Center for Health Statistics Administration

Community Health Indicators
From HRSA allows users to search for county level health data.

Metropolitan Washington Public Health Assessment Center
Provides population health data for the metropolitan Washington area in order to enhance health status and improve planning efforts.

Metropolitan Washington Public Health Association
Is the local metropolitan Washington affiliate of the American Public Health Association and offers networking opportunities, continuing education activities, social events, and advocacy efforts.

D.C. Primary Care Association
Advocates for access to primary health care and the elimination of health disparities.

D.C. Action for Children
Advocates for improved conditions for children.

Mid-Atlantic Center for Children's Health and the Environment (MACCHE)
"Improves the recognition, evaluation and management of environmental health problems among the children of Federal Region III, which includes Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia and the District of Columbia."